By TCN News,
New Delhi: In a video-conference with the central universities and premier institutions today, the Hon’ble President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee drew attention to the need of good governance in a democratic set-up.
Addressing faculty members and students, the President stated the political freedom in a democracy carried little meaning without socio-economic justice. In India, he observed, democracy drew its strength from ideals enshrined in the constitution. He averred that the preamble to the constitution, the fundamental rights and duties and the directive principles of the state policies contained the essential ingredients of good governance. He exhorted the students to participate in the democratic processes of the nation to develop a sense of responsibility towards society. This could be achieved, he felt, by inculcating respect for rule of law and promoting values such as transparency, accountability, equity and inclusiveness. Education should aim at socio-economic betterment of the nation wherein institutions of higher learning should serve as instruments of change. Good governance, the President underlined, was not restricted to maintenance of law and order and dispensation of justice but had welfare of the people as its highest objective. It was imperative that the institutions of higher learning continue to discharge their duties efficiently to promote good governance for all-round growth of the nation.
AMU Vice Chancellor and other official along with teachers and students at the video conferencing by President of India Shri Pranab Mukharjee.
Earlier, Dr. K.N. Ganesh, Director, IISER-Pune welcomed the Hon’ble President of India. The President all took questions from the academic leaders and faculty from various institutions. A vote of thanks was given by Prof. N.V. Deshpande, Director, NIT, Silchar.
This video-conference in Jamia was organized by the FTK-Centre for Information Technology in association with National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National Knowledge Network (NKN). The video-conference was attended by the officiating Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Talat Aziz, Deans of Faculties, DSW, faculty members and students.
The video conferencing node was set up at the Conference Hall of Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University. Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Brig. (Retd.) S. Ahmad Ali, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Mohibullah and a large number of teachers were present in the programme.